Triathlon de Montreal - TriathlonOlympic

A rough start! The water was really cold, and all of the women in the race started together, plus all men age 50+, so this was a huge wave. I didn't correctly start my watch at the gunshot, so I didn't clock my swim time. The first 100 yards was a fight for your life; people kicked, pulled, and pushed my head under - yikes! Good practice, I suppose. After 300 yards, I relaxed and focused on my stroke. After two weeks of not being in the pool (having a cold), I did better than expected.

Push back during rough starts; be agressive! be, be agressive!

The race results do not give me my transition times; I think this time is added on to each leg. For example, I crossed a mat after swimming, but not when beginning the bike course. Not sure...

Consider skipping bike gloves during a race, and possibly socks.

This course was mostly flat, with a few rollers - NOTHING like NH courses, so I loved something different. Today was all about being efficient and fast - changing gears, keeping up speed, staying in the tuck.

Go faster. My muscles were a little out of shape from a lack of racing training; breathing was great, but I think I could have pushed a little harder with my legs.

Fast transition; felt really good to be off the bike - I was starting to get sore being in the tuck and pushing for 1.5 hours; at least with hills, you have some downtime; at this course, it was go-go-go the whole time. I actually welcomed the run.

Ugh! Here, the drop in training this month was evident. Running around the basin wasn't scenic, and the pavement made for sore joints (pounding). The water stations were placed well, but I should have run with the Fuel Belt, to supplement. This was an incredibly boring run; I really wish they let you run around the park - the (mostly) cement scenery was dull. Running through Athlete's Village was fun, however, with lots of folks to cheer you on.

Run faster, girl, faster!

Stretching, shower (in the athlete's quarters - so nice!), lots of water and electrolyte replacement. Met up with the rest of the team for photos, and then eventually packed up. I did see Opus after the race, and we compared notes (I hope your cut is healing up!!). Thank you, too for the restaurant suggestions; we ended up eating at Le Taj (yum). It is always fun to see BTers at the races - it makes it friendlier, especially in a new city.


Having a sinus infection for the past two weeks (sluggish muscles, sniffly nose). I did use an inhaler (albuterol) for the first time, after seeing the Dr. last week. I felt this GREATly improved my breathing on the run. My legs gave out before my breathing, for once. And post-race, even the day after, I wasn't as tired as I had been for the other two Olympic's I've done; I think the inhaler helps deliver oxygen to your muscles, so I didn't max them out so much.


The swim was a little scary with the weeds, the bike was AWESOME - so much fun, and the run was boring. That said, the race was very well organized, the weather was beautiful, and our club had a lot of fun in Montreal. I will definitely consider doing this race again.